Friction-top can.



No. 863,721. PATENTED AUG. 20, 1 907. B. H. KANNBNBERG. FRICTION TOPGAN.

APPLIOATIOKIILED HAB- 11. 1907.

A UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BALDWIN i1. KANNENBERG, OF

OAK PARK, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN CAN COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N.Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

FRICTION-TOP can.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 20, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, BALDWIN H. KANNENBERG, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in Oak Park, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Friction-TopCans, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in friction top cans. Its object isto provide a friction top can with a simple and efiicient device forholding circulars, advertisements, directions samples or other articleswithin the recess or cavity of the dish. shaped friction cover of thecan. I

It consists in providing the pry-off rim of the friction cover with oneor more inwardly turned holding lips.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, Figure1 is a plan view of a friction top can embodying my invention. Fig. 2 isa central vertical section and Fig. 3 is a detail section of the cover.

In the drawing, A represents the body of the can, B its annular top, 0its bottom head and D the friction cover.

The annular top B has the customary depression b and annular dependingfriction seat wall b surrounding the opening B in the annular top B.

The frictioncover D has the customary annular friction seat wall dtightly fittingand engaging the friction seat wall b of the annular topB and an outwardly projccting pry-off rim-d reinforced by a downwardlyand inwardly turned fold or flange d". The cover D is provided withinwardly projecting integral holding lips (1 preferably four-in numberfor retaining circulars, sam- Witnesses segments being turned inwardlyover the cavity of the cover and thus serving as holding lipsto retaincirculars or other articles within the recess of the cover.

I claim:

1. In a friction top can having a depressed annular top and a frictioncover furnished with an outwardly projecting integral segmental pry-01frim, and provided with inwardly projecting integral holding lips forretaining circulars, advertisements, directions or other articles withinthe-cavity of the cover, substantially as specified.

2. A friction top can having a recessed cover provided with an integraloutwardly projecting marginal segmental folded rim, and integralinwardly projecting and folded holding lips for retaining articleswithin the cavity of the cover, substantially as specified.

3; A can cover having an outwardly-projecting segme n tal rim furnishedwith integral inwardly turned holding lips for-retaining articles withinthe cover of the can, substantially as specified.

4. A recessed can cover having an outwardly projecting segmental rim andinwardly turned integral holding lips for retaining articles in thecavity of the cover, substantially as specified.

BALDWIN H. KANNENBERG.

EDMUND ADCOCK', H. M. MUNDY.

